According to the financial report published a few days ago by the Vivendi Group, CANAL+ had a total of 5.983 million subscribers in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa at the end of December 2020. In terms of recruitment, CANAL+ exceeded the symbolic milestone of more than 1 million additional subscribers in one...
ALSHANA: Passions TV becomes Passion Novelas
Founded in 2002, ALSHANA CI specializes in distributing various audiovisual programs, such as telenovelas, Indian series, feature films, series, and youth programs in French-speaking Africa and the French overseas departments and territories. Alshana currently operates two television channels: Passions TV and Savannah TV. On April 6, Passions TV will change...
Series Africa highlights African creativity
French-speaking Africa is showing real dynamism in fiction production, which is reflected in a proliferation of increasingly ambitious projects. To highlight African creativity, Série Series Africa organizes pan-African meetings dedicated to series and creators from the continent. After Ouagadougou in 2018-2019, a new edition was initially planned to take place...
Africa Radio launches a communication campaign in Abidjan
Africa Radio is launching a new advertising campaign in Abidjan featuring its journalists and presenters. For this campaign, Africa Radio has taken over the digital billboards of the Ivorian economic capital. On TV, the campaign is supported by four commercials in which the continent's greatest artists invite viewers to listen...
Abidjan hosts the third season of The Voice Afrique Francophone
The pan-African television channel Voxafrica has officially launched the third season of the talent show The Voice Afrique Francophone. For this third season, Côte d'Ivoire has been chosen to host the filming of the show. It is the first country in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to host the event. South Africa,...
"Avant-Première," the new show hosted by Paola Audrey Ndengue
CANAL+ launches the new cultural magazine "Avant-Première" presented by consultant and entrepreneur Paola Audrey Ndengue. Broadcast since February 27 on CANAL+ Afrique, "Avant-Première" is the new weekly program dedicated to culture in Africa. Paola Audrey Ndengue (Cameroon) will cover topics such as cinema, music, theater, television series, and literature, accompanied...
Orange, MTN, MOOV, top investors in Ivory Coast
The three operators that share the telecoms market in Côte d'Ivoire—Orange, MTN, and MOOV—rank in the top three in the 2019 brand rankings published by Strat'marques based on Brand Media monitoring data. This market, which consists mainly of these three brands, accounts for 12.6% of the total advertising market. Orange...
Gondwana City Productions forms partnership to promote African history
Following the successful Abidjan Capitale du Rire festival, held from February 12 to 14, Gondwana City Production has announced a partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote African history through humor. The agreement, signed in the presence of comedian Mamane, covers the production and...
Ivory Coast in the running for the 2021 Oscars
Among the 15 films shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category at the 2021 Oscars, Philippe Lacôte's feature film "La nuit des rois" will represent Côte d'Ivoire. Beyond film production and distribution, the challenge for African cinema lies in the visibility and recognition of its expressions on the international...
MEDI1 News: MEDI1 TV goes digital
The Medi1 media group has officially launched its new digital media outlet, Medi1 News, to analyze current events in the Maghreb and Africa. Available in Arabic and French, this new digital news platform is the result of a collaboration between Medi1 Radio and Medi1 TV, a television channel founded in...